California's Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation: Results from a Natural Experiment
Title: California's Minimum Nurse Staffing Legislation: Results from a Natural Experiment
Type: Journal Article Year of Publication: 2013 Journal: Health Services Research Volume: 48 Date Published: Sept 21, 2012 URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01465.x/abstract DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6773.2012.01465.x
Abstract: Objective: To determine whether, following implementation of California's minimum nurse staffing legislation, changes in acuity-adjusted nurse staffing and quality of care in California hospitals outpaced similar changes in hospitals in comparison states without such regulations. |